Rail shopmen return to work amid nationwide strike
In a mass movement across major rail centers, hundreds of railway shopmen signaled a partial return to work within 24 hours while others held firm for wage gains. Reports from Chicago Indianapolis Denver and Atlanta noted mixed progress with thousands still on strike and some yards resuming operation.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Valley Junction
Rock Island
Chicago
Federated Railroad
Central ‘West Points
Wilson
Grand Lodge
Midwest
Reed
Pair of Husbands Admit They Are Models to Court
Detroit August hearing on twenty eight uncontested divorce actions reveals two husbands publicly declaring themselves model partners. Lorenzo Williams claims he was all that could be expected, while Paul Ludwig hedges, admits desertion of wife and two children. Alimony offered at ten dollars weekly. wife not present.
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Detroit
Ira Wrayne
Lorenzo Williams
Mr. Williams
Thay
Paul M. Ludwig
Strikes Hit Rail Lines With Wilson Call Debated
Perishable foods exempt from embargo as Boston and Maine restricts freight handling. New Haven reduces Sunday trains after workers quit. curtailment expected if no improvement. In Michigan and Illinois, about 660 Grand Trunk and 500 Springfield shopmen walk out, with only a few machinists remaining at Springfield.
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Wilson
Boston & Maine Today
New Haven
Roundhouse
Grand Trunk
Port Huron
Mich
Springfield
Mournful notices from Waterloo area obituaries
Multiple death notices and funeral details: Hugh G. Munn dies after long illness in Waterloo residence of son Rev M G Munn with viewing at Petersen Bros chapel and funeral at United Presbyterian church then interment in New York. Ray G Pratt's widow Elsie Elliott dies, service planned. August Holzer to be buried at Fairview after First Lutheran service. Mrs Peter Nielsen dies at 49 with Danish Bethlehem Church service and Greenwood burial. additional survivors listed for each.
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Hugh G. Munn
M. G. Munn
Wellington Street
Petersen Bros
United Presbyterian Church
New York
Mr. Munn
Walton
N. Y
W. T. Munn
Westhope
N. D
Waterloo
M.G
J. K
W. T
Ray G. Pratt
Campbel Avenue
Althe
Elsie Elliott
Grundy Center
Jerry Eliott
C. D. Hays
G. Lanning
Esther Elliott
EB. P. McKeen
Charleston
Slater
Charles Elliott
August Holzer
Holzer
Albert Holzer
Walnut Street
Water Joo
Toledo
Hileman & Gindt
First Lutheran Church
Rev
H. Mueller
Fairview Cemetery
Degeasea
Peterson
Cedar Falls
Peter, Nielsen
Twenty Seventh
College Streets
Goitre
Danish Bethlehem Church
John Christiansen
Greenwood
Canada Pays $17000 for American Soldier Death
Vincennes Indiana August 9 Two years after Bert Lawrence was killed serving with Canadian forces in France Mrs Riley Pritchatt receives notice of life insurance totaling 17000 dollars and back pay via a Canadian officer who delivered the checks to her North Vincennes home.
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Vincennes
Ind
Riley Pritchatt
Princeton
Bert Lawrence
Jobson County
France
Lawrence
Strikers in Waterloo Plan Push For Arbitration Aid
Strikers at eight Waterloo manufacturing plants remain idle awaiting developments. International Association of Machinists organizer A G Abbey says a conference may soon end the strike. Handbills urge residents to press manufacturers to arbitrate, noting strikers have always offered arbitration. Stewart Manufacturing reports workers split on union status. four admit union ties. Teamsters pledge $1 per man weekly to the strikers fund amid wage talks. Local painters also vote action as mass meeting planned to decide if an agreement should be submitted for approval.
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Waterloo
A. G. Abbey
International Association of Machinists
Labor Temple
Air Waterloo
Stewart Manufacturing Company
W. S. Stewart
Stewart Company
Awe and Terror in Eclipse Fifty Years Ago Today
Fifty years ago this morning four rare solar phenomena unfolded a total solar eclipse. Reactions varied across the nation with fear prayers and end of the world fears especially among colored communities in the south. The Waterloo Courier note recalls the era and promises more details in next week's Fifty Years Ago in the Courier.
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South
Iwe
W. H. Hartman
Waterloo Courier
First uncensored U.S. mail reaches Germany letters
Berlin reports the first uncensored American mail to Germany arriving. Letters span weeks to over three years held by British censorship and show no content changes, sparking questions of who sought money or trade secrets while Germans remained the recipients of the mail.
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Associated Press
Berlin
America
Germany
Unfilled Orders Rise for United States Steel in July
The United States Steel Corp reported unfilled orders totaling 3,578,661 tons on July 31, up 685,808 tons from June. This marks the second month of increases since October, signaling a steady improvement in steel industry conditions compared with June’s downturn.
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Associated Press
New York
United States, Steel Corporation
Jews Honor Grant's Memory Today at Grant's Tomb
The American Jewish Veterans hold the thirty fourth annual Grant memorial at Grant's tomb in New York City. The group motto is Grant, We Are Here Again. Memorials have been annual since 1885 except for wartime suspension, last held August 10, 1914.
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New York
Gen
Grant
City in Brief Highlights Local News From Waterloo
A Waterloo city in brief item lists a string of local notes including veterans returning, vacation plans, a marriage license for Charles J. Wood and Nora H. Wood, and several residents traveling or visiting relatives. It notes traffic violations for riding bicycles on sidewalks, theater renovations at the Odeon, and forthcoming speeches by George Shoemaker on waterworks. A car accident injures two youths, and Miss Doris Ludwig suffers injuries in a Marshall county crash.
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Minnie Martin
Hannon
Minneapolis
Mable Jatlan
Burington
Adam Proctor
Kaufman
Tex
Navy
Charles J. Wood
Somerville
Mass
Nora. H. Wood
Waterloo
Ruth Bachtell
Iowa City
Theresa Blim
Commercial Street
Ida Surtees
Avery
Oskaloosa
Brooklyn
Hy. M. Robinson
iWaterloo Saddlery Company
Sears
Mich
Saginaw
George Shoemaker
Rotary Club
Russell-Samson
Shoemaker
John Mitchell
Riehl Street
Ronald Carrold
Clyde Garpenter
Hans Torgier
Charles Street
Roland Teisinger
Mae Howard
Nell Kinney
Iiva Lehman
Harriet Proctor
St. Paul
Gardner
Mont
Yellowstone Park
Balt l Lake City
Denver
Kansas City
B. H. Nelson
Bertha
J. E. Click
Beeville
B. J. Nelson
W. C. Fairburn
iMra
Nelson
Troops Asked In Strike At Peoria
Sheriff Clay of Tazewell county appealed for state aid to quell violence in the strike zone at Peoria. Disorders centered at the Aitorfer Thros company where 1000 employees have been on strike for two weeks. Ford W. Jones, Ames Alumni State Association secretary, arrived to address the Ames picnic at Cedar River park with about 150 attendees. An impromptu program and picnic supper were among the features.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Clay
Tazewell County
Ast
Aitorfer Thros
Ford W. Jones
Ames Alumni State Association
Ames
Cadar River Park
LEGISLATORS PREPARE FOR ACTION ON POSTWAR MEASURES
The Justice Bureau reports focus on task oriented federal legislation. Both houses convened discussions after yesterday's joint session. Leaders indicate early action on proposed reforms, including federal oversight of corporations and extension of food control. Opposition centers on speed of peace treaty ratification. Labor references noted, with expectations for cooperative stance.
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Sion
Althea
Congress
Althe
Howses
Voth
General Milk Price Increase Announced for Aug 15 in City
W Q Foster president of Producers Milk Company announces a citywide milk price rise effective August 15. Waterloo distributors plan aligned increases after farm price hikes from 3.00 to 3.60 per hundred pounds delivered to the city. Higher grades may rise proportionally with milk now costing 14 to 16 cents per quart.
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W. Q. Foster
Producers Milk Company
Waterlon
Waterloo
Foster
Ioster
Clam Hunter Charged With Lacking License Has Dazzling Pearls
Joliet justice court heard Fa ward Smothers arraigned on a charge of gathering mussels without a state license. He displayed three pearls valued at 3200 dollars, said to be from mussels in the Kankakee river near Wilmington. His case was continued.
Boy Suffers From Fracture Of Right Arm
Clyde Artus, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Artus of 318 Barclay street south, fractured his right arm in a fall from a pony while visiting Woodbine. The compound fracture required a second attempt after an initial setting was wrong. He was taken to Presbyterian hospital for surgical attention and is to return home tomorrow if X rays show satisfactory healing.
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Clyde
A. J. Artus
Barclay Street South
Presbyterian Hospital
Woodbine
Silk mill workers gain 10 percent wage increase
Thirty thousand employees of the Susquehanna Silk mills across Pennsylvania and nearby towns including Sudbury Jersey Shore Northumberland Milton Lewistown Huntington Marion were granted a voluntary ten percent wage increase effective immediately. The raise adds a quarter of a million dollars to semi monthly payrolls.
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Philadelphia
Susquehanna Silk Mills
Sudbury
Jersey Shore
Northumberland
Milton
Lewistown
Uuntington
Marion
Patrol Wagon Repaired After Collision
City police patrol wagon and ambulance were placed back in service this afternoon after two weeks out of commission due to collision repairs. Estimated cost runs about $200.
Kaiser Statues Moved as Poles Threaten Destruction
Thorn Germany July 17 Cor responds of the Associated Press Mie Gornine are carefully removing bronze statues of former Kaisers of Bromberg as Poles fear destruction. Frederick the event’s abiiue Bromberg taken to Schneideumbel re-erected. William the Grant statue to be removed at Tow dusk, and the stormer Kaiser statue at Mornavill taken from the market.
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Thorn
Germany
Ansociatid
Erzberger Victory as States Back Imperial Tax Plan
Weimar reports the association of states to present to the national assembly the Erzberger plan for unified imperial taxes. Matias Brabarger, premier and finance minister, approved the plan amid bitter contest and strong personal win for Erzberger.
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Erzberger Victor
Pras
Weimar
Munday
Ahd
National Assembly
Matiias
Brabarger
Witch
Sintoe
Erzberger
Johnson to Dodge League Meeting
President B. K. Johnson of the American league said he would not attend the league meeting called by New York club owners to discuss the case of player Carl Mayr. He argued he acted without authority, and the hearing on the injunction against interference with the New York club is noted. Chicago, Boston and New York clubs were expected at the New York gathering.
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Chicago
B. KB. Johnson
American League
New Yorks
Carl Mayr
le League
Johnson
Montiay
New York
Efora
Mrys
Panty Three
Boston
Army discharge and enlistment totals in Europe report
The War Department announced today that 3,165,642 have been discharged from the army, with 96,126 enlisted since the truce. Strength levels in France were reported at 125,885, while enlistments through August 9 totaled 126,000.
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Associated Press
Washington
Artidativs
Army
War Department
France
Roumania to Quit Hungary When Order Restored
Paris Aug Havas reports M Vaida of the Roumanian army says Roumania will withdraw from Hungary as soon as Hungarian troops are disarmed and order is restored. He cites confidence in allied decisions and warns the return of the Habsburg dynasty would be dangerous. Intermediary supreme council messages to Premver Bratiano await replies. Georgia lecturer Dr George Mckay Miller dies in Ashtabula Ohio after sudden illness.
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Paris
Havas
Roumania
Hungary
M. Vaida
Europe
Supreme Council
Georgia
Ashtabula
George Mckay Miller
Tuskin
Peace Conference Divides Thrace into States
Reports say the conference split Thrace into several factions with some regions heading to Greece and two free states forming. The Intransigeant notes the decision, while Romania denies reports of excess in Hungary as rumors from high officials in Berne and Roumania.
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Associated Press
Varia
Thrace
Greece
Afhard
Brachola
Hhatber
Depu
Germany
Brooklyn Strikers Committee to Meet Public Service Chief
New York Aug 9 The Brooklyn Rapid Transit strike moves toward talks as Public Service Commissioner Lewis Nixon plans a meeting with striker representatives and Maten. Nixon aims to urge a representative delegation of all employees and seeks union recognition as a top striker goal.
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Associated Dream
New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Lewis Nixon
Public Service Commissioner
Lindley M. Garrison
Nixon
Aime
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